1The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses:

2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;

3To do righteousness and justice

4A high look, and a proud heart,

5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,

8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;

9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

10The soul of the wicked desireth evil:

11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;

12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,

13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,

14A gift in secret pacifieth anger;

15It is joy to the righteous to do justice;

16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;

19It is better to dwell in a desert land,

20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;

21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness

22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,

23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue

24The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name;

25The desire of the sluggard killeth him;

26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;

27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;

28A false witness shall perish;

29A wicked man hardeneth his face;

30There is no wisdom nor understanding

31The horse is prepared against the day of battle;